wheat: Govt units conservative wheat procurement goal of 30-32 million tonnes for 2024-25 season

The goal was fastened after a deliberation with state meals secretaries in a gathering chaired by Union Meals Secretary Sanjeev Chopra within the nationwide capital on Wednesday.

“After deliberations, the estimates for wheat procurement throughout the ensuing rabi advertising season of 2024-25 have been fastened within the vary of 30-32 million tonnes,” the ministry mentioned in a press release.

Aside from wheat, the ministry has fastened a rabi paddy procurement goal when it comes to rice within the vary of 9-10 million tonnes.

The federal government has additionally set a procurement goal of 6,00,000 tonnes for rabi coarse grains /millets (Shri Anna).

Within the assembly, the Centre has requested states and Union Territories to deal with procurement of millets for diversification of crops and enhanced diet in dietary patterns. Within the 2023-24 season, the federal government procured about 26.2 million tonnes of wheat towards the goal of 34.15 million tonnes. In 2022-23, wheat procurement was solely 18.8 million tonnes towards the goal of 44.4 million tonnes. The procurement was decrease as a result of fall in manufacturing.